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Future Demands on Ground Water in Northeastern Illinois
Author(s) -
Schicht Richard J.,
Moench Allen F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1971.tb03540.x
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , groundwater , limiting , environmental science , natural (archaeology) , water supply , hydrology (agriculture) , resource (disambiguation) , water resources , water resource management , aquifer , environmental engineering , geology , engineering , geotechnical engineering , ecology , computer science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , computer network , biology
Future water demands were estimated for each 10‐year interval from 1980 to 2020 for areas in the Chicago region dependent upon ground water as a source of supply. Demands were compared with ground‐water availability to define water deficient areas. Two approaches were considered in developing the ground‐water resource. The first approach limits ground‐water withdrawals to the maximum rate of natural ground‐water recharge that can be induced by pumping. The second approach allows withdrawals to exceed natural recharge. When limiting ground‐water withdrawals to recharge a large part of the region will require importation of water by as early as 1980. With proper pumpage distribution it is conceivable that there is sufficient water that can be withdrawn (mined) in excess of natural recharge to meet demands through the year 2020.